The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A new report stresses the importance of international cooperation on low-carbon development.

September 14 - The Guardian

The group, Fix The City, sued the city on September 9 on its visionary plan that emphasizes transit, biking, and walking, claiming the traffic lane reductions will create more air pollution, imperil public safety, and add to traffic congestion.

September 14 - Los Angeles Times

California lawmakers have approved a bill that establishes oversight of elected officials over planning decisions of development corporations, such as that in downtown San Diego.

September 14 - UrbDeZine

As companies like Uber, Lyft, and Bridj expand to small scale transit options, they are setting the stage for a new kind of small scale transit oriented development where the new station is the sidewalk.

September 14 - Mobility Lab

The New South Wales minister for roads has taken a firm position against separate bike lanes. Sydney cycling advocates say his policies will bring the city out of step with its global peers.

September 14 - The Guardian

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Bike sharing and rental systems are becoming more inclusive, considering the needs of those with disabilities and children. And systems are expanding based different uses people have for different types of bicycles.

September 13 - Jennifer Evans-Cowley

Gov. Jerry Brown's intervention to soffen Sen. Jim Beall's transportation funding bill by halving both the gas and diesel tax hikes did not assuage Republican critics of the bill, so Brown is extending the special legislative session past Friday.

September 13 - The Sacramento Bee

This map tool hows gentrification-related statistics by Bay Area neighborhood, helping communities guess where the heaviest gentrification will occur.

September 13 - Next City

A proposal to remove two viaducts in Vancouver, under study since 2011, might soon reach a final decision.

September 13 - Vancity Buzz

The Quicken Loans founder and real estate mogul now controls 78 downtown properties. His investment choices can set the tone for life in what used to be an abandoned city center.

September 13 - Detroit Free Press

The idea that Americans should walk rather than drive: "a radical idea wrapped in a banal government document."

September 12 - The Washington Post - Wonkblog

On Sept. 13, the Hudson Yards Subway Station, the new Manhattan terminal for the #7 line that terminates in Flushing, Queens, will open with a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony considering the $2.4 billion cost for the one mile extension.

September 12 - The New York Times

A post on Greater Greater Washington laments the lack of options coming online in Washington, D.C.'s housing boom—new housing is only of the most expensive variety.

September 12 - Greater Greater Washington

An ambitious energy-climate bill strongly backed by Gov. Jerry Brown was stripped of one of its three goals—to reduce oil consumption in half by 2030. The other two goals, increasing the renewable portfolio and increasing energy efficiency, remain.

September 12 - Sacramento Bee

Reyner Banham lost review of the designs of crash-test dummies.

September 12 - Places Journal

The economic consequences of urban blight are obvious: depressed property values for individuals and increased maintenance costs with reduced tax revenue for local government. What is less recognized is that urban blight is making residents sick.

September 11 - Penn Institute for Urban Research

The building industry has identified a culprit in the California affordability crisis: the drought.

September 11 - Bloomberg Business

Still without a corporate sponsor, Portland is moving ahead with a bikeshare proposal that will add 600 shared bikes to the city's streets.

September 11 - The Oregonian

The Architectural Record recognizes five women for their contributions to the study and practice of architecture.

September 11 - Architectural Record

For some STEM-intensive firms, the cost of living in Silicon Valley is a deal-breaker.

September 11 - Bloomberg Business